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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a large village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,142, made up of 1,590 males and 1,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731233
Area (hectares) 83.99 hectares
Population 3,142
Male Population 1,590
Female Population 1,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 83.99 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandipur from other places

Chandipur lies about 11 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chandipur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chandipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 3,142. That makes it the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Chandipur village has 1,590 males and 1,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 83.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandipur falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandipur.

Chandipur is about 11 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandipur is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 7.3 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 7.5 km away. Rampurhat II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapur (under 2 km), Karkaria (1.7 km) and Sahapur (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandipur today is likely to be higher.

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